Worked in IT for 40+ years , in the public and private sector.

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A qualified economist and systems implementation specialist . Also an member of Greenpeace since 1985, as well as the Green Party here in Hampshire and in Cheshire Moved to Gosport last year and believe that we have four areas we need to tackle 1. A more equal distribution of the rewards of our economic system. This will reduce inequality and opens up opportunity for everyone to succeed. There is plenty of research that shows making a society more equal makes it a happier place 2. Finland was ranking the happiest country in the world in 2023 -- why ? because their welfare system's ability to help its citizens feel taken care of," Things like relatively generous unemployment benefits and nearly free healthcare help mitigate sources of unhappiness, 3. Push for the move to a greener economy to tackle climate change AND give us cleaner energy , reduced pollution making our environment cleaner and quieter and remove the need for dirty fossil energy , aiming for a safe and healthy Gosport 4. I heard a commentator on the radio today say 'we can't afford Net Zero' -- really we need to wake up Gosport to because the costs of not doing Net Zero area LOT higher If I had to have a slogan, it would be ' Doing Nothing is not an option -- for you , me and 9 billion others on planet Earth -- we need to start here ..